Monday (7-23-2012)
squat 135x5, 225x3, 255x2; 295 3, 3, 3, 2
bench 95x5, 135x3, 185x2; 205 2x5, 135x10
dumbbell row 95 3x10

Tuesday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 275x2; 305 2x5
press 65x5, 95x3, 115x2; 130 3, 3, 2, 2
chinups +45 4x5, 6

Wednesday
powerclean 95x3, 135x3, 155x1; 145 2x3, 1, 1
box jumps 30" 5x5
kettlebell swing 60 3x15

Thursday
squat 135x5, 225x3, 245x2; 265 2x5
bench 95x5, 135x3, 185x2; 220 3, 2, 2, 2, 1
dumbbell row 95 3x10

Friday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 295x2; 345 4x2, 1, 1
press 65x5, 95x3, 105x2; 115 2x5
chinups +45 2x5
pullups 2x6

Weight (Friday): 177 lb

Notes:Good week, weight steady, strength steady and improving.  Light days appear to be helping.  One more week of this -- peaking with doubles or singles -- and then a rest week to follow.

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Monday (7-16-2012)
squat 135x5, 225x3, 255x2; 285 5, 3, 2
bench 95x5, 135x3, 185x2; 215 5, 3, 2
dumbbell row 100 4x6

Tuesday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 285x2; 335 3, 3, 2, 2
press 65x5, 95x3, 110x2; 130 3, 3, 2, 2
chinups +45 4x5

Thursday
squat 135x5, 225x3, 245x2; 285 5, 3, 2
bench 95x5, 135x3, 185x2; 220 3, 3, 2, 2
dumbbell row 100 4x6

Friday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 285x2; 335 3, 3, 2, 2
press 65x5, 95x3, 105x2; 130 2, 2, 1 (fail); 105 2x5
chinups +45 4x5

Weight (Friday): 177 lb

Notes: Weight is creeping up, appetite's been high.  Not sure if it's going to muscle or fat.  Might be pushing a little too much intensity, as evidenced by Friday's presses.  Bench and press would likely benefit from some modulation of intensity and volume, deadlift and squat seem to be doing fine with this setup.  I've got an unavoidable rest week coming up after two more weeks, so I don't want to lighten up too much, rather to keep momentum going until that last training week, so maybe just going light on Monday's bench and Friday's press will be enough.

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Monday (7-9-2012)
squat 135x5, 225x3, 245x2, 275 2x5
bench 95x5, 135x3, 185x2; 215 5, 3, 2
dumbbell row 100 3x8

Tuesday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 275x2; 325 5, 3, 2
press 65x5, 95x3, 110x2; 125 4, 3, 3
chinups +45 3x5, unweighted 8

Thursday
squat 135x5, 225x3, 245x2, 275 2x5
bench 95x5, 135x3, 185x2; 215 5, 4, 3
dumbbell row 100 3x8

Friday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 275x2, 325 6x2
press 65x5, 95x3, 105x2; 125 5, 3, 2
chinups +50 2x5; +45 5, 4, 4, unweighted 8, 6
rope pressdowns 90x8, 110x8

Weight (Sunday): 176 lb

Notes:  Steady, slow progress on strength and work capacity.  Lousy on diet this week, and it showed on the scale.

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 Monday (7-2-2012)
squat 135x5, 185x3, 225x2, 265 2x5
bench 95x5, 135x3, 185x2; 210 2x5
dumbbell row 100 3x8

Tuesday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 275x2, 315 2x5
press 65x5, 95x3, 105x2, 120 2x5
chinups+45 3x5

Wednesday
power-clean 95x3, 135 10x3
two-hand kettlebell swing 60 5x15
box jumps 30" 10x5

Thursday
squat 135x5, 185x3, 225x2, 265 2x5
bench 95x5, 135x3, 210 2x5
dumbbell row 110 2x8, 90 3x8

Friday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 275x2, 325 6x2
presspress 65x5, 95x3, 105x2; 125 5, 3, 2
chinups+45 4x5

Weight (Friday): 175 lb

Notes: Thursday and Friday were both at Powerhouse Monroe.  Lighting is dim, dumbbells go to 125, and the knurling is so smooth as to almost be unnoticeable.

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Monday (6-25-2012)
squat 135x5, 185x3, 225x2, 255 2x5
bench 95x5, 135x3, 185x2; 205 2x5
dumbbell row 95 2x8

Tuesday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 275x2, 305 2x5
press 65x5, 95x3, 105x2, 115 2x5
chinups+45 3x5

Wednesday
power-clean 95x3, 135x3; 155 3x3, 3x2
two-hand kettlebell swing 60 3x15
box jumps 30" 5x5

Thursday
squat 135x5, 185x3, 225x2, 255 2x5
bench 95x5, 135x3, 205 2x5
dumbbell row 100 3x6

Friday
deadlift 135x5, 225x3, 275x2, 315 2x5
presspress 65x5, 95x3, 105x2, 120 2x5
chinups+45 3x5

Weight (Friday): 176 lb

Notes:  Sticking with this for awhile, adding in some power work/metabolic conditioning.

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